Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Gudanov - Feb 22, 2006 6:17:02 am PST #8705 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

Hmmm....

President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday.

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I starting the form the opinion that his Bush guy isn't a big player in the Bush Administration.


sarameg - Feb 22, 2006 6:21:19 am PST #8706 of 10002

Oh dear. I just posted SOMEWHERE and it wasn't the right place and I have no idea where it was. I'm losing my mind.


brenda m - Feb 22, 2006 6:28:14 am PST #8707 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday.

Unaware? I thought he was saying he would veto any bill that blocked it.

ETA:

Bush vowed on Tuesday to veto any attempt to block the $6.8 billion takeover, saying scuppering it ``sends a terrible signal to friends around the world.''


lisah - Feb 22, 2006 6:29:16 am PST #8708 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate

I just posted SOMEWHERE and it wasn't the right place and I have no idea where it was. I'm losing my mind.

Bitches!

There, I've restored your sanity. That will be $80.


tommyrot - Feb 22, 2006 6:31:47 am PST #8709 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Unaware? I thought he was saying he would veto any bill that blocked it.

Yes. Once he was made aware of it, he's decided to spend some of his political capital on forcing the deal through.

Weird.

But there are administration officials making a lot of money off the deal, so taking that into account this makes more sense.


Kalshane - Feb 22, 2006 6:36:16 am PST #8710 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

I have a vague feeling of dread about my performance review discussion. But my responses to the review are already on file, so this is probably quite semantic. It's weird to be doubted on things that I'd considered not even up for discussion.

Oh, I've still got my annual review looming over my head, too, but they're waiting on that until they can finish "re-evaluating the process" or whatever.

I'm scheduled for an hour-long conference call in 5 minutes. I'm completely paralyzed by not giving a shit.

Conference calls I don't give a shit about I can deal with. I just put it on hands-free, hit mute and do other things while keeping an ear open for my name.


sarameg - Feb 22, 2006 6:37:55 am PST #8711 of 10002

There, I've restored your sanity. That will be $80.

You can have my pie pan! (I swear, I never picked that up, did I?)


lisah - Feb 22, 2006 6:41:10 am PST #8712 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate

You can have my pie pan! (I swear, I never picked that up, did I?)

haha! Nope. I still have it. Although I'd be happy to return it, of course! After a brief period when I was pie plateless I now have 3.


Jessica - Feb 22, 2006 6:42:50 am PST #8713 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

When you look in the mirror, you are seeing yourself twice as far away as people who look at you see you.

I don't usually let people get as close to me as I'd normally stand to a mirror. So that's all right.

Mutant Chicken Grows Alligatorlike Teeth

When I'm elected Intelligent Designer, I resolve never to let craxy shit like this happen. It's just wrong.


shrift - Feb 22, 2006 6:46:04 am PST #8714 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Try writing down all the annoying things they'll want you to do in May; then point at them and laugh.

For once, the annoying things need to be done by somebody else. Woo!

Start listing reasons why we should crash the Supernatural panel

Hee! Can I tell them they're all going to hell?